diff --git a/addon.gradle b/addon.gradle
index 263e88313..2808d77d3 100644
--- a/addon.gradle
+++ b/addon.gradle
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ minecraft {
     if (project.debug_log_missing_lang_keys.toBoolean()) {
         extraRunJvmArguments.add('-Dgroovyscript.log_missing_lang_keys=true')
     }
+    if (project.debug_disable_cache.toBoolean()) {
+        extraRunJvmArguments.add('-Dgroovyscript.disable_cache=true')
+    }
 
     //extraTweakClasses << "${modGroup}.LaunchTweaker"
 }
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index f34a37f41..b73a02b66 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ debug_log_missing_lang_keys = true
 debug_generate_examples = false
 debug_generate_wiki = false
 debug_generate_and_crash = false
+debug_disable_cache = false
 
 # END SECTION: development environment settings
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/cleanroommc/groovyscript/sandbox/GroovyScriptSandbox.java b/src/main/java/com/cleanroommc/groovyscript/sandbox/GroovyScriptSandbox.java
index 1b8804f1b..21cb3a772 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/cleanroommc/groovyscript/sandbox/GroovyScriptSandbox.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/cleanroommc/groovyscript/sandbox/GroovyScriptSandbox.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public class GroovyScriptSandbox extends GroovySandbox {
      * Setting this to true will cause the cache to be deleted before each script run.
      * Useful for debugging.
      */
-    public static final boolean DELETE_CACHE_ON_RUN = false;
+    public static final boolean DELETE_CACHE_ON_RUN = Boolean.parseBoolean(System.getProperty("groovyscript.disable_cache"));;
 
     private final File cacheRoot;
     private final File scriptRoot;